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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Tonga (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
444
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
139
444
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
429
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
304
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
143
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
143
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
143
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
95
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
88
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tonga
3 Genera with 4 Species
Appias Hübner, 1927Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1927Caper Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Saletara Butler, 17791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tonga
4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias athama Blanchard, 1848Pacific albatross
Appias athama manaia Hopkins, 1927
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Belenois java schmeltzi Hopkins, 1927
Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779Malayan Albatross

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Tonga
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pierini at artfakta.se
Pierini at dyntaxa.se
Pierini at itis.gov